Re: xAP & RIO/netgear router help/advice needed ;o)

[Jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'll take a look at patrick's website and see what he has to offer,
i'm no way a programmer i'm afraid ;o( however i do work with some
rather talented people so i shall also discuss things with them.

and (shock..) i dont use x10 (or any other ha for that matter) at
the moment... the house i'm in is just temporary (another 3yrs and
i'll be in another place) so i'm not spending too much on it..

i'll take a look at the tv option too !

once again, thanks for your help/advice on this,

Jonathan.
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> Weaher info is sent periodically (as setup in your weather.ini
file) -
> typically 10 mins apart - you can try installing "more
weather"
too now.
> or maybe xAP TV which is really useful
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> >another question now ;o)
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> >can i get this machine to display whats happening on the rio ??
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> >thanks very much for your help.
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> Now this is going to be far more complex Jonathan (and one for
later
> perhaps as you learn the ropes)  - I dont use a Rio at the moment
so I
> cant help  much. Certainly there is no inbuilt Display for the Rio
> included in xAP Desktop. However modifying the SliMP3 one may be a
> route. What you need is to get xAP or xPL controlling the Rio and
> working well - if you get that far I can show you in outline how
to do
> the rest.   I have no experience of either xAP or xPL control of
the Rio
> but that is a required first step for you.  I think you intend the
xPL
> route for this. I do have a Rio (somewhere) and I was waiting for
this
> weekends release of xPL RioNet to try it all out as my main
interest was
> in the Hauppauge MVP support rather than Rio. If I get that
working I
>  >might< well then create a display for xAP Desktop and a bridge
script
> for xPL HAL. I'll keep you posted.
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> However you could also  go the xAP route for Rio control but I
have
> never tried it - is it one of Patricks apps guys ??  Anyone here
use it
> already ? I think Mark H uses Rios don't you Mark ??
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> Are you a programmer Jonathan - can you handle VB script ? If so
take a
> look at James' notes on xAP desktop on his site and take apart an
> existing Desktop display - say 'weather' or teh more
complex  'more
> weather' or really ambitious the 'news' display to see how it
works -
> the basic operation is scripted by a  settings.txt file located in
each
> respective display subdirectory.   What I woudl actually recommend
is
> loading a few xAP applications like News, weather,TV, Caller ID,
X10 ??
> if you have it and playing with xAP desktop for a while to gain
> familiarity. I have some desktop sliders for lighting control with
X10 I
> have been meaning to post for weeks now if you do use X10.
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>     Kevin
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> >Jonathan ;o)
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